''Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar'' is an Indian television dancing reality show that aired on

Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony. SET India's You ...

from 9 July 2008 to 21 August 2008.

Hosts

Rakshanda Khan Rakshanda Khan Tyagi (born 27 September 1974) is an Indian model, television actress and anchor recognized for her portrayal of Mallika Seth in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'', Tanya Malhotra in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', Roshni Chopra in ...

* Sachin Tyagi

Judges

Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is ''Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film F ...

Ganesh Hegde Ganesh Harish Hegde is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer. Early life Ganesh Hegde is a Tuluva Bunt, born on 10 November 1973 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to Tulu-speaking parents Harishchandra Subbaiah ...

Sameera Reddy Sameera Reddy (born 14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films, in addition to Tamil and Telugu language films. Reddy made her film debut with the 2002 film ''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya''. She is best known for ...

Contestants

Elimination chart

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination. The elimination is based on two of the lowest scores of the two bottom contestants who than choose to perform once more with their partner (Yaar or Pyaar) on the song they have performed earlier. Then judges decide which contestant has improved and the elimination takes place.

Weekly judges score

Episodes

Week 1: 9 and 10 July 2008

There was no elimination in the first week because it was an introduction when the contestants were introduced.

Week 2: 16 and 17 July 2008

Week 3: 23 and 24 July 2008

On Week 3, as usual before the elimination, two contestants from each trio have to perform so judges can decide which trio can stay and which is going to be eliminated. Hiten Tejwani and Nandini Singh performed and were eliminated since the other bottom trio scored higher points.

Week 4: 30 and 31 July 2008

The week 4 guest appearance was by

Nikitin Dheer Nikitin Dheer is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Telugu language films, and television shows. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5''. Acting career Dheer made his acting debut in 2008 with Ashutosh Gowariker's his ...

and Shweta Bharadwaj to promote the movie ''

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''. In the 30 July episode, Vishal Singh's jodi got eliminated due to Dimple's forgetting her steps and blanking out on stage. Because of this, the jodi got a low score from judges, especially Ganesh Hegde who gave only 1 score; the trio being eliminated.

Week 5: 6 and 7 August 2008

Week 5 was different from the other weeks. This time it was bottom 3 instead of bottom 2. Jatin-Priya-Shalini were ousted from the show. Kashmera-Mukul had the worst performance according to Mahesh Bhatt. Mridul's team wants Kashmeera's team to come in finals with them.

Week 6: 13 and 14 August 2008

Throughout the show, the trio who received the lowest score was eliminated. This week the judges chose Kashmira's team to be in the final despite having the low score because of their good performances throughout the show. Mridul's team was eliminated even after being in the second position this week.

Grand Finale — Week 7: 20 and 21 August 2008

The grand finale was in week 7, where all the eliminated contestant's once again performed with their partners' on the stage for the last time. The celebrity guests who participated in the finale were

Tusshar Kapoor Tushar Ravi Kapoor (born 20 November 1976), popular as Tusshar Kapoor, is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi films. Early and personal life Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Indian actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His sister Ek ...

and

Rajpal Yadav Rajpal Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi, Punjabi Marathi, Telugu and one Gujarati and one Bengali and one avadhi, comedian and film maker known for his work in Indian Film industry. His breakthrough came in Ra ...

who also came to promote their forthcoming movie ''

C Kkompany ''C Kkompany'' (alternatively ''C Company'') is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film directed by debutant Sachin Yardi, and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Raima Sen and Anupam Kher. It released ...

''. There were three rounds to the finale: the first was that both of the co-contestants' (yaar and pyaar) had to perform together, the main contestant had to choose from their yaar or pyaar to perform in the second round, and in the last round, the trio had to perform together. Once all three rounds were completed, the score was added, and whichever trio received the highest score was declared as the winner.

References

External links

Official site on SET India

Article on Televisionpoint.com

Article on Tellychakker.com
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